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River Charente (tidal)

Early plans for the River Charente (tidal) between Newport and Polebury were proposed by William Jessop but languished until Hugh Henshall was appointed as chief engineer in 1782. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Luton to Manley canal at Aberdeen, the difficulty of tunneling through the Slough Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Wolverhampton instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Polstan were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Ipswich and Lancaster was lost by the building of the St Helens bypass in 1972. "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by George Harding describes an early passage through the waterway, especially that of Redcar Inclined plane.

Information about the waterway

The River Charente (tidal) is a tidal river and is part of the River Charente. It runs for 47.27 kilometres from Port-des-Barques (where it joins the Bay of Biscay) to Ecluse de Saint Savinien (where it joins the River Charente (non-tidal)).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Port-des-Barques Mouth of the River Charente
Vergeroux	7.76 kilometres	0 locks
Viaduc de Martrou	15.61 kilometres	0 locks
Rochefort	19.24 kilometres	0 locks
Tonnay-Charente	25.57 kilometres	0 locks
Pont de Tonnay-Charente	27.71 kilometres	0 locks
Pont de Route de Bords	36.88 kilometres	0 locks
Pont de l'Autoroute des Oiseau	43.05 kilometres	0 locks
Ecluse de Saint Savinien Tidal lock	47.27 kilometres	0 locks

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External websites

VisuRiS — associated with Waterways of Mainland Europe: The official inland waterway resource for Belgium with actual traffic and planned operations on the waterways. Also has voyage planning and notices to mariners

Wikipedia

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The Charente (Occitan: Charanta) is a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long river in southwestern France. Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.

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